As most have said, this is awful. I see no good coming of this for the traditional single player RPG landscape. What looks bad today will become the new normal eventually. We can only hope platforms like Steam and GoG remain viable for indies to keep releasing games because for me, that's where much of the future lies.

When I was growing up most of the contemporary music I listened to was from indie labels. The big labels put out (mostly) crap and I ignored most of it. Now, as an older guy, most of the music I listen to still comes from small, indie artists putting music out themselves on a variety of digital platforms.

I can only hope the same path remans viable for indie/small studio game devs.

If great old games is smart here, they'll throw their arms around even wider to these independents and smaller companies, making them feel welcome and to have a base to call home. We may be a minority, we few, we happy few that enjoy the single player games, but we can also be quite vocal, continuing to reward those that service us, and avoid those that do not.

Originally Posted by Carnifex
If great old games is smart here, they'll throw their arms around even wider to these independents and smaller companies, making them feel welcome and to have a base to call home. We may be a minority, we few, we happy few that enjoy the single player games, but we can also be quite vocal, continuing to reward those that service us, and avoid those that do not.

That's right Offline Single-players Unite. Welcome to OSPU.

-- "Not every game is crap, but most of them are. I said it so it's true." - Couchpotato

-- "As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." — H. L. Mencken